Biography
Mark Butler has been the Labor Member for Port Adelaide and Hindmarsh in the Federal Parliament since 2007 and is the Minister for Health, Disability and Ageing.
Mark served as Minister for Ageing and Australia’s first Minister for Mental Health in the Gillard Government. He has also held the ministries of Housing, Homelessness, Social Inclusion, Climate Change, Water and the Environment.
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Press conference with Minister Butler, Adelaide – 19 June 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about a new aircraft for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Hantavirus quarantine, NDIS, and Thriving Kids.-
Primary health care centre opens in Maningrida
The remote Aboriginal community of Maningrida and surrounding Homelands in Arnhem Land will benefit from better access to medical care following the construction of a new health care centre, which has now officially opened.
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RFDS welcomes new aircraft
The Australian Government’s investment of $1 billion over 10 years in the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has helped to deliver a new aircraft in the fleet servicing people in South Australia and the Northern Territory. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, ABC AM – 17 June 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Melissa Clarke on the NDIS and the opening of all Medicare Urgent Care Clinics. -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Brisbane – 17 June 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about delivering all Medicare Urgent Care Clinics across Australia. -
One year on: Almost 100,000 Australians access life-saving lung cancer screening
Almost 100,000 Australians at high risk of lung cancer have accessed free screening in the first year of the Albanese Government’s National Lung Cancer Screening Program, with more than 230 primary lung cancers detected. -
TV interview with Minister Butler, Insiders – 14 June 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with David Speers about the NDIS reforms -
Milestone reached for Flinders Medical Centre expansion
A major expansion of Flinders Medical Centre being delivered in partnership between the Federal and South Australia Governments, has reached a significant milestone ahead of schedule, and is on track for completion in 2028. -
Radio interview with Minister Butler, 2GB Mornings – 11 June 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's interview with Mark Levy. -
Press conference with Minister Butler, Brisbane – 10 June 2026
Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about Coorparoo Urgent Care Clinic; Thriving Kids; NDIS; aged care; and One Nation donations.